A RARE, HUMONGOUS, SOLID SILVER, ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC TANKARD AND STAND.
SO,LETS BEGIN.
THE TANKARD AND STAND WEIGHS A MASSIVE 2710 GRAMS 87.13 OUNCES (wow)
THIS IS MADE BY THE FAMOUS MAKER ''ELKINGTON AND CO.
THE TANKARD ITSELF HOLDS A MASSIVE 4.2 PINTS (MEASURED IT MYSELF).
AS YOU CAN SEE THE TANKARD AND THE BASE HAS AN INSCRIPTION.
THE INSCRIPTION IS OF A LIGHT DEPTH AND CAN BE ERASED, BEING FILLED IN WITH SILVER AND POLISHED, BUT KEEPING THE INSCRIPTION GIVES IT A MOST WONDERFUL PROVINONCE.
THE TANKARD HAS THE HALL MARKS FOR ELKINGTON AND CO, LONDON 1913 PRESENTED TO W. PERROTT ESQ.
THE BASE IS DATED ELKINGTON AND CO LONDON 1919 TO THE VERY SAME PERSON
W PERROTT ESQ.
IN BETWEEN THESE DATES WE HAD THE FIRST WORLD WAR
28-7-1914 TO NOVEMBER 1918.
W PERROTT WAS PRESENTED WITH THE TANKARD IN 1913 AND THEN LATER THE BASE WAS COMMISSIONED TO BE MADE TO MATCH THE TANKARD.
A MOST BEAUTIFUL PIECE.
THE TANKARD AS YOU CAN SEE HAS A GILT INTERIOR.
...>THE BASE STANDS ON FOUR FEET, WHICH ARE FOUR BEAUTIFUL LIONS.
THE RAISED BORDERS ON THE BASE ARE OF A ANCANTHUS DESIGN.
THE TANKARD AND BASE STANDS IN TOTAL, A MASSIVE 30 CM TO TOP OF FINIAL.
TANKARD TO TOP OF FINIAL 21.5 .CM
TO THE TOP OF THE LID 18CM.
BASE STANDS 8.5 CM.
BASE OF TANKARD WIDTH 15 CM AND THE WIDTH AT THE MOUTH OF THE TANKARD 14 CM.
HANDLE TO TIP OF LID 25CM.
BASE FROM LION TO LION 30 CM.
BASE OF STAND WIDTH 23.5 CM.
A RARE AND STUNNING PIECE TO OWN!
SHIPPING INCLUDED.
shipping abroad. £60
Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer''s responsibility. Please check with your country''s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to buying.
Internal Reference: n7
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA991547
Dateline of this antique is 1910
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